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Rejuvenating Potting Soil: One Gardeners’ Approach

John Green, A Certified Texas Expert Gardener From

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Thanksgiving has once again passed us by, and my hope is each of you enjoyed quality time with family and friends, and that a traditional bounty was served, as a remembrance of our historical past and harvest.

Vidor ISD rated “Superior” by state for financial accountability

News Staff

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Vidor Independent School District officials have announced that the district received a rating of “Passed-A Superior” under Texas’ Schools FIRST Financial accountability rating system for the 20222023 school year.

TxDOT Wants Everyone Home Safe For The Holidays

News Staff

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

AUSTIN – The holiday season gets its official start next week as many Texans gather around the table for Thanksgiving dinner. But for the families of the 1,246 people killed last year in Texas by drunk drivers, holiday seasons will never be the same. Starting Dec.

ESD #1 adds three full-time firefighters

News Staff

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

ESD #1 Fire Chief Robert L. Smith has announced the hiring of three additional full-time firefighters that will provide the local community around the clock protection’ “ In the approved fiscal budget for 2023-2024, additional full-time firefighter/EMT positions have been created.

Wayne Ayers

Skeletal remains found in Jasper

News Staff

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

DNA analysis of skeletal human remains found near the Sabine River near Bon Wier in July have been identified as those of a Vidor man reported missing to the Jasper County Sheriff’s office in April, Newton County Sheriff Robert Burby said at a press conference held Monday at the Jasper County...

Vidor PD arrests Oct 22-Nov 4, 2023

News Staff

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

In recent weeks the Vidor Police Department responded to many calls. What follows are but a few of the incidents that required police action. Readers should remember that a person who was arrested has not been found guilty of any wrongdoing.

Social Security Matters

News Staff

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

by Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens Claim My Social Security Benefits?

AMAC Filler Files

John Grimaldi, Editorial Contributor,

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

The Association of Mature American Citizens November 7, 2023 Higgledy-Piggledy Pigs will be pigs, but a porcine party that lasted some two weeks in Sterling, CT had a neighborhood at a loss recently. It was a “boar war,” if there ever was one, that destroyed lawns and gardens.

Texas Veterans Commission is Accepting Applications from Veteran-Serving Organizations for Grant Funding

News Staff

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

AUSTIN, TX – The application period is open for the Texas Veterans Commission’s (TVC) Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) grant program. An estimated total of $30 million in grant funding is available.

SMU Flies High with “Aerial Circus”

News Staff

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

The pass-happy Ponies of Southern Methodist clipped the Rice Owls’ wings on Nov. 15, 1926 setting the stage for a showdown with the Baylor Bears to crown the king of Southwest Conference football.

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